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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Comparing the scores don't matter.

The screening scores only mattered in one way: if Justin's cut had scored above a certain threshold, his contract dictated that Sony would release his cut. That's the only scenario in which screening scores would dictate which cut was released.

Since Justin's cut didn't meet that threshold, Sony could release any cut for any reason. Literally. They were the distributor. It sounds like Sony chose to release Blake's cut because it got a very good response at Book Bonanza and because Blake and Colleen were both very enthusiastic about it, and Sony wanted them to sell the movie very hard to their fan bases (which they did). Sony's concern was getting people to buy tickets to the movie.

I also think Sony wanted to push the women's empowerment angle in selling the movie, and it was easier to do that with a cut that had been put together by Blake and Colleen.

Again, Justin could have avoided any of this had his cut scored high enough to trigger his "final cut" rights in his contract. But it didn't, so it was out of his hands and Sony made the decision based on marketing strategy, which is a completely valid reason to choose one cut over another.[/quote]

Exactly this. The contract was the contract and he did not hit the necessary metrics, period. It's not complicated. Also agree Sony wanted Blake and Colleen to sell the movie hard, which they then did. Justin's interviews were deemed problematic (in addition to concerns about the SH claims), he was much less famous which meant no leverage, and he was held to the terms of his contract. [/quote]

You have the facts wrong, but your facts make Blake’s case weaker.  The fact that she made a cut at all is horrible for her case.  Maybe go back to the mothership and get a new script for today.  The one you are pushing is actually great for WF’s case.[/quote]

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